Meet the MAKERS 2016 @ Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

These 16 women are taking action and making positive change at work, home and in the community.

When women tell their stories, it can often be the inspiration for other women to take action. Women taking action and making positive change in the world is the storyline behind MAKERS—a platform dedicated to identifying and celebrating women of accomplishment across all fields of endeavor.

Morgan Stanley is proud to recognize the achievements of 16 women in its Wealth Management business, nominated by their colleagues, as part of the division’s partnership with MAKERS.

This is the third consecutive year that Wealth Management requested nominations for MAKERS. Hundreds of nominations poured in from employees who told compelling stories of 156 inspiring women colleagues. Winners were nominated in one or more of three award categories as a groundbreaker, an innovator or an advocate for women at the Firm.

MAKERS is an initiative started by PBS and AOL with the goal of becoming the largest collection of women’s stories ever assembled.

MAKERS initially launched as an educational initiative, but moved quickly into the corporate sector as employers reached out asking how they could get involved. In fact, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management was one of the founding partners of the MAKERS corporate initiative… and until this year, Morgan Stanley was the only financial institution to participate.

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Co-Heads Shelley O’Connor and Andy Saperstein commented on this year’s class: “Their stories bring to life the impact that so many of our Morgan Stanley women have on clients, colleagues, shareholders and our communities every day,” said Saperstein.

O'Connor added, “We are committed to being the firm of choice for women employees and investors. Please join Andy and me in congratulating these game-changing women and thanking them for their contributions.”